It’s the weekend, which means we’re going to break out our 360s and get some Left 4 Dead action on. That, and it’s time to catch up on Kotaku’s game news you may have missed.
• Ashcraft almost chokes his baby
• More Grateful Dead for Rock Band – Call me a woman, but I want some Coldplay up on Rock Band already.
• Square Enix’s bringing a puzzle game to Xbox Live
https://kotaku.com/japanese-baby-clothes-dont-cause-choking-hazards-appar-5137651
• Yahoo Auctions doesn’t like people selling R4 Nintendo DS homebrew carts (Nintendo doesn’t either)
• Ubisoft, a major publisher, expects new next-gen consoles by 2012ish – Seems about right. Even if it seems like that’s soon, it’s still three years from now.
• Making new superheroes in Champions Online is fun
https://kotaku.com/yahoo-auctions-japan-issues-r4-warning-5137591
• Hands on impressions of the GTA4 expansion, The Lost and Damned
• There’s a new Final Fantasy XIII trailer coming – Adam Frucci and I both love Final Fantasy, and cannot wait
• Nvidia graphics cards may handle AI, along with physics
http://kotaku.com/5137087/hands+on-with-grand-theft-auto-iv-the-lost-and-damned